Croatian Moussaka

Name: Croatian Moussaka
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper; 118 milliliters fine dry bread crumbs; 6 larges eggs; 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 907 grams ground chuck; 1 large onion, chopped; 177 milliliters 1/2 oz finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 2 kilograms boiling potatoes; 1 teaspoon salt; 907 grams tomatoes; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 710 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters whole milk

The recipe Croatian Moussaka could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 25 hours. For $2.39 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. One serving contains 673 calories, 36g of protein, and 41g of fat. A mixture of garlic cloves, butter, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Cut an X in bottom of each tomato with a sharp paring knife and blanch tomatoes together in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling water 10 seconds.

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Transfer tomatoes with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to cool. Peel off skin with paring knife, beginning from scored end, and discard. Finely chop tomatoes.

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Ice

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Peel potatoes and cut into slices slightly less than 1/4 inch thick.

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Potato

Heat oil in a 4- to 5-quart pot over moderately high heat until it registers 370°F on thermometer. Fry potatoes in 6 batches, turning over occasionally, until golden, about 6 minutes per batch, transferring with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. (Return oil to 370°F between batches.)

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Heat butter in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then add onion and garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 8 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Add beef and sauté, stirring occasionally and breaking up large lumps with a wooden spoon, until meat is no longer pink, about 6 minutes.

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Meat

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Add tomatoes, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost all of liquid is evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Remove from heat and stir in cheese and bread crumbs until just combined.

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Arrange one third of potatoes, overlapping slightly, in a buttered 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish, then spread with half of beef mixture. Repeat layering with potatoes and beef, ending with a third layer of potatoes.

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Spread